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1
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
These cash books of J. Bowman, Toll Collector at Rochester, list names and amounts which are total daily. The books were presumably submitted to the Comptroller along with the accounts of the collector..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1178
Dates:
1834
Abstract:
Proprietors of freight boats carrying passengers established agreements on fees to be paid for each boat they operated upon the canals. Each agreement provides name of provider; name of boat line; registered name and hailing place for each boat in the line; proprietor signature; and date..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1436
Dates:
1837
Abstract:
This volume contains sample forms and instructions for use by collectors of tolls on the canal system and cites relevant statutes..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
These vouchers and abstracts of vouchers document expenses incurred during surveys of proposed branch canals, some of which were never built. The abstracts listing the vouchers by date, name of payee, and amount, and related correspondence. The abstracts and vouchers are labelled with the name of the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1175
Dates:
1830, 1832
Abstract:
These tables submitted by canal toll collectors provided quantity (feet, pounds, barrels, etc.) of freight passing up or down the canal. Commodities included: lumber, timber, shingles, lime, beer, oats, wool, iron, brick, cheese, butter, flour, ashes, wheat, salt, and "sundries." Reports are fragmentary .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series, arranged chronologically, records original name of boat as registered; hailing place; new name; new hailing place (often different from original); and date..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This volume contains miscellaneous accounts of an unidentified private firm, probably in Albany, dealing in lumber and firewood. It includes sales of firewood to the steamboats "Red Jacket" and "Victory.".........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1079
Dates:
1838-1839
Abstract:
These are passenger lists for daily steamboat trips between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Provided are names; destinations; number of party; and fares paid. The series also includes daily accounts of Roswell Haskell with steamboat "Red Jacket" for receipts and disbursements..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series documents the articles and quantity of items shipped using the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company. Each bill is signed by the superintendent of the railroad company and includes the toll that was charged for shipment. Bills were submitted to the Comptroller in accordance with a law of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of tax lists for steamboats Richmond, Paragon, and Chancellor Livingston. . The Canal Fund law includes a one dollar tax upon each steamboat passenger for each trip of over 100 miles, and fifty cents for any distance between 30 and 100 miles. Proceeds were deposited in the Canal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
These bills were submitted to the Comptroller, and provide date; time of run; name of superintendent; destination; type of freight; and railroad charges. Bills were submitted to the Comptroller in accordance with a law of 1834 incorporating the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company and requiring it to .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
Vouchers for Canal expenditures submitted for audit by canal officials to the Comptroller, Chief Clerk or Auditor of the Canal Department by Canal officials. The vouchers include name of payee, nature of expenditure, and amount of payment. Attached to vouchers are bills, invoices, orders to pay, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series relates to claims against the state, mostly for money owed on contracts and for damages to property adjacent to the canal. Included are minutes of testimony in cases heard; notices of awards by the canal appraisers; a list of awards for the years 1843-1849; affidavits, notices of appeals, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Office of the Chief Clerk of the Canal Department
Title:
Series:
A1080
Dates:
1847, 1856
Abstract:
This series consists of statements of cargo on canal boats on which toll was not paid, kept by a Canal Toll Collector's Office, location not given. Each entry gives clearance number; date; name of boat; home port; master's name; articles shipped; where from; where bound; weight of articles; miles traveled; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Abstract:
These are monthly estimates of work done and materials reflect a variety of construction and repair work related to structures and excavation on particular canal divisions. Each estimate provides number of canal section; name of contractors; and quantity, type, value, and sometime unit price of materials .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of documents relating to the construction and repair of the state's canal system. Included are proceedings of the Board of Canal Commissioners; correspondence between several offices and agencies responsible for canal administration; and a small amount of financial information regarding .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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